People's Republic of China

BEIJING -- China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an...

In this article: Africa, China, Beijing, China Daily, Malaria, and Sharm el-Sheikh

...on boosting home-grown demand, Yao Jingyuan, chief economist at the National Bureau of Statistics, said on Saturday. The need for China and other countries with big current account surpluses to rebalance their economies away from...

In this article: China, Beijing, and Bank of Communications

...telling him that bilateral cooperation was a priority. Iranian oil made up nearly 12 percent of China's crude imports last year. China has increasingly come to believe Western-backed sanctions have made drawing Tehran into effective...

In this article: China, Barack Obama, Beijing, Tehran, Iran, Wen Jiabao, North Korea, U.S., and U.N.

...India. "We believe that this once again exposes the nature of the Dalai Lama as anti-China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said. China's anger stems in part from a dispute over Arunachel Pradesh that stretches back nearly a...

In this article: Dalai Lama, India, China, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, and New Delhi

...the threat of duties against Chinese fasteners had benefited Taiwanese exporters over their mainland rivals. China on Thursday said it would study policies in the states of Arkansas, Alabama and Texas as part of its anti-subsidy...

In this article: China, United States, Barack Obama, World Trade Organisation, Washington, Natural gas, Value chain, and Potassium phosphate

...Barack Obama's visit. Improving bilateral military ties would help the overall relationship between the two big powers, He Yafei, China's vice foreign minister, told a news conference held in advance of Obama's visit to China from...

In this article: China, Barack Obama, Beijing, U.S., Hu Jintao, Xu Qiliang, and Pentagon

...has exposed the tricky regulatory undergrowth that Internet companies must navigate in China. "This just highlights the overall risks of investing in China, given that the Internet is a new industry and China itself is an emerging...

In this article: China, NetEase, Warcraft, World of Warcraft, and Ministry of Culture

China adopts "malaria diplomacy" as part of Africa push By Tan Ee Lyn In a laboratory in China's southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin -- the best drug to fight...

In this article: Malaria, China, Africa, Artemisinin, Artemisia annua, Moheli, and Guangzhou

...a Chinese commerce ministry statement said: "The regulations conform to the needs of China's own [sustainable] development, while also advancing China's efforts towards the sustainable development of the global economy." It added:...

In this article: China, European Union, US, Sino, Sustainable development, Zinc, Phosphorus, Manganese, Magnesium, and Silicon carbide

...in a Beijing military parade to mark the 60th year of Communist party rule were modifications of Soviet designs, manufactured in China. China is building civil aviation capacity through a manufacturing joint venture with Airbus, owned by...

In this article: China, Xu Qiliang, Taiwan, Beijing, United States, Joint venture, Communist party, and EADS